Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-01-01

Al AxOSAs
The great fruit country ON the east sid,
of the San Gabriel river. q grand worb
has been done in the making of concrete
bitches aud large reservoirs for irrigatin(
the fnest plains of fruit land.
Great improvements have been mad,
at Covina in connection with Azusa
many fine houses have been built, {
started, and orchards ane
vineyards planted.
All the settlements from Azusa to Po
mona have improved greatly during thu
year and only wait the coming of the L
A. & S, G. Valley, and the L. A. & Sal
Bernardino railways to have genuine
boom.
This beautiful town has improve,
greatly during the year now closed
Large and elegant hotels, stores, dwell
ings. churches, beautiful yards, garden
and orchards are on every hand. Thi
town takes no step backward but bid
fair TO be great city at no distant day
The expenditure for permanent i'm
provements during the past year ar
estimated at three quarters of million
dollars.
la PUENTE.
This new settlement on the rich pla IL
by that name has improved greatly
during 1886. One of the prettiest ant
best appointed hotels in the state ha'
been erected at that place. A system
of water works has been made, school
house and some elegant dwellings erect
ed, Avenues graded and many othei
improvements accomplished.
THE ALHANBRA.
The settlement of Alhambra ha;
wonderfully improved during the year.
A large number of elegant residence:
have been erected, hedgerows, flowers,
trees and vines planted and the whole
place shows evidence Of great prosperi
ty and progress.s
RAMONA.
The new townsite of Ramona is on
the south side of the S. P. r. r., oppo.
site Alhambra and has started on a
career like young giant.
Tbs first grand stroke which the new
town has made is the erection of a
beautiful and superb hotel that shall
challenge thesadmiration of the public.
There will be an earnest strife between
Ramona and Alhambra as TO which
shall be greatest. Both are determined
and well qualified for an honorable
SANTA ANA VALLEY.
The progress on the east side of the
Santa Ana in 1856 has been enormous.
Street railways have been built, banks
handsome and spacious
stores, houses and churches erected,
orchards and vineyards planted, great
crops gathered of grain and fruit inso.
much that the Orange and Santa Ana
iepots together have ranked next to
Los Angeles in the amount Of produce
shipped by rail. To this amount must
be added the shipments from Newp ort
to csmplete the shipments from that
portion of the county. 1t ia only a
question of about three years time be.
tore Orange, Tustin and Santa Ana
will all compose one municipality. A
good local newspaper has been estab.
Iished at Orange, the Tribune and a
shAt0 SNSOAiChs PoRChs tAC Dkttut.
started at Santa Ana.
The buildings erected and under con.
tract in these settlements in 1856 are
to be Of the value of $780,
300. About 200, 600 boxes Of raisins
were packed in the Santa Aua valley
ast year of a very superior quality. An
immense addition has been made to the
fruit cannery at Santa Ana so that it
,an accommodate 800 laborers during the
busy season.
Persons unacquainted with the vast
productiveness of the Santa Ana Valley
will be astonished to know that 40, 600.
700 los. of freight were shipped from the
iepots of Orange and Santa Ana and by
teamer Newpor; last year. Such
production in q single year is enormous,
md to that is to be added the consump.
ion of products, which would add largely
% the above amount. The new settle
nents of Mcpherson and Modena, have
10 depots and all their productiveness
IS shipped is represented in those of
santa Ana, Orange and Newport. No.
lena is a new settlement, settled by
he followers of the faith of VIM. Penn.
t is needless to say that they have done
great work during the year and will
ioon be an important factor in the bust
less progress of the county. Tustin
,ity has improved in its adornments of
'eauty during the year, and will now
ompare in taste and elegance with any
'lace in the state. Orange which has
,een rather conservative heretofore
saked up in 1856 and pushed forward
With many Improvements of q valuable
haracter including bank, dwelling
louses and churches.
Mcpherson Brothers have made a Lit.
lie village of their raisin vineyards and
eem to De determined to excel their
ival villages.
The prospect of another railroad in
hese settlements. and the extension of
he 5. P. R. r. from Santa Ana south.
yard has given business stir to tie lat
er town taat is a surprise to all be.
holders aud is genuine boom.
ANAHEIM.
Anaheim the beautiful mother of
had the reputation Of personat
ng Rip Van Winkle for ten years past,
,ut now it has aroused aad is full OF
ife and activity, The large amount of
money that has been so long idle in this
Wealthy settlement ia now being
Utilized in the purchase and
of unoccupied land,
,uilding of street railway, the
making of roads and bridges, laying of
yatar pipes, construction of wineries,
of grounds and erection of
buildings, educational and re.
igious.
The coming of the great Chicago.
Santa Fe aud California railway, which
appears to be consolidation of the
whole Atchison, Topeka aud Santa Fe
inc and connections has been the prime
,ause of the awakening of great business
activity in this prosperous town. The
erection of half dozen wineries in the
own and several in North Anaheim has
a good demand for the grare
crop at remunerative prices. The whole
business of the town shows steady in.
,fease.
soRwALK AND IRON SULPHUR SPRINGS.